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graywarrior

(59,440 posts) Sat Nov 2, 2013, 12:31 PM Nov 2013

Mugshots from the 1920s. [View all]

http://themetapicture.com/police-mugshots-in-the-1920s/

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Mugshots from the 1920s. [View all] graywarrior Nov 2013 OP

Very cool. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #1

Seriously! They're works of art! graywarrior Nov 2013 #4

'Smug portraits' even Cirque du So-What Nov 2013 #14

Perfect! ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #15

Smug is a good word! graywarrior Nov 2013 #18

interesting how well dressed most of them are. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #2

That first one looks like he's posing for a fashion magazine. n/t Avalux Nov 2013 #3

They look suave and cocky, like they're proud of their profession! graywarrior Nov 2013 #5

I imagine that's because many of them knew the people supported their "business" either overtly or Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #19

I know, I was thinking the same thing. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #8

...and the fact that they have their hands in their pockets... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #12

The '20s were so cool that even criminals dressed sharp! Bob Jones Nov 2013 #20

welcome to DU gopiscrap Nov 2013 #21

! graywarrior Nov 2013 #27

Not bad. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #22

Hats. All men wore hats. pscot Nov 2013 #7

It was interesting - in a lot of the paired photos, it was hat on while petronius Nov 2013 #17

... paired shots, but no profiles. surrealAmerican Nov 2013 #30

Really neat. TwilightGardener Nov 2013 #6

or "where Wall St. bankers come from". TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #9

Okay, the first one is Connor MacLeod of the clan MacLeod, but where is Dick Cheney? n/t winter is coming Nov 2013 #10

I love those HATS...ALWAYS reminded me of... yuiyoshida Nov 2013 #11

All relatively dapper, by today's standards... corkhead Nov 2013 #13

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! graywarrior Nov 2013 #16

Greatest mug shot ever. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #23

Au contraire! I have an even better one... corkhead Nov 2013 #42

Must have been a hell of a reception. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #43

Walter Smith looked like he'd rip your head off... KittyWampus Nov 2013 #24

Love their expressions and attire senseandsensibility Nov 2013 #25

The first guy could pass for an FBI Agent. RagAss Nov 2013 #26

...or John Boehner. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #37

Wonderful pics! Tanuki Nov 2013 #28

Hahaha! graywarrior Nov 2013 #29

Classic giftedgirl77 Nov 2013 #31

They look like modern day republican congressmen! B Calm Nov 2013 #32

Fascinating treestar Nov 2013 #33

There is surely an interesting story behind each picture. The second picture is Eugenia Falleni, Tanuki Nov 2013 #34

Fascinating. Will put that on my to-read list. I prefer creative non-fiction. KittyWampus Nov 2013 #36

These are wonderful. They all seem to be DevonRex Nov 2013 #35

Do not mess with Walter Smith. He will hurt you. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #38

Walter Smith (#4) looks like he doesn't kid around. TheCowsCameHome Nov 2013 #39

They're from a police museum in Sydney, Australia... Princess Turandot Nov 2013 #40

! graywarrior Nov 2013 #41